Artist: Candida Höfer (German, born 1944)Title: Biblioteca do Palácio Nacional de Mafra IV 2006 (Library of the National Palace of Mafra 2006)Date: 2006Medium: Dye coupler print (chromogenic print)Dimensions: 61 × 69 1/4 inCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Ellen Philips Katz, 2025.3.3. Image copyright of the artist, courtesy of Ben Brown Fine Arts. In […]
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Artist: Ken Fandell (American, born 1971)Title: The Sky Above My Home (10/7/2002–6/14/2003, Chicago, Illinois)Date: 2003Medium: Inkjet print on paperDimensions: 58 1/4 in x 105 inCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Peter Norton, 2016.4.9 From October 8 to November 9, 2025, Ken Fandell’s photograph The Sky Above My Home (10/7/2002–6/14/2003, Chicago, Illinois) will be […]
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Artist: Dawoud BeyTitle: A Woman and Three ChildrenDate: 1985Medium: Gelatin silver printCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art Northwestern University, gift of Sari and James A. Klein in honor of Lisa Corrin and Peter Erickson, 2014.4.1 Dawoud Bey has spent decades capturing the vibrant narratives of Black American youth through thoughtfully composed photographs that transform everyday moments […]
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Artist: Igshaan Adams (South African, born 1982)Title: Klip Gooi (stone throw) iiiDate: 2021Materials: Wood, glass, gemstone, and semi-precious stone beads, metal charms, metal garden fence, chain, variety of metal wires (copper and brass), polyester and nylon rope.Dimensions: 110.79 x 28.74 x 36.61 inchesCredit: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of James and Anne DeNaut […]
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Artist: Karl Wirsum (American, 1939 – 2021)Title: Dune Not For SakiDate: 1991Medium: Color lithographCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 1996.75 Chicago artist Karl Wirsum’s humorous imagination comes to life in the colorful lithograph Dune Not For Saki, exemplifying Wirsum’s individualization of characters that appear in his artwork. It features a green and turquoise female in a […]
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Artist: Mark Dion (American, born 1961, New Bedford, Massachusetts)Title: Chart 35, Anatomy of Global Warming Date: 2021Medium: Screenprint on Iris book cloth, stained maple dowels, screenprint on paperDimensions: 32 ¾ x 21.5 x ⅞ inchesCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Block Board of Advisors Endowment Fund purchase, 2025.10.1 Mark Dion […]
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Artist: Lee Godie (American, 1908‒1994)Title: Figures [Staying Alive]Date: 1993/94Medium: Mixed media on canvasDimensions: 23 x 29 inCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Paul & Pamela Boneham, 2024.26 Figures [Staying Alive], a drawing on canvas by Chicago artist Lee Godie, features two figures: one portrait bust of a woman, and a full standing figure. On […]
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Artist: Seba Calfuqueo (Mapuche, born 1991, Santiago, Chile)Title: Tray Tray KoDate: 2022Medium: Single-channel video, color, soundDuration: 6 minutes, 13 secondsCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA), New York, 2024.27 Tray Tray Ko is a six-minute media artwork by Seba Calfuqueo, a […]
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Artist: Fred Biesel (American, 1893–1955)Title: Untitled (Window Still Life) Etching PlateDate: 1929Medium: Copper etching plateDimensions: 4 in x 5 in.Credit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Gift of Robert Alter and Sherry Siegel, 2024.20 Fred Biesel’s Untitled (Window Still Life) etching plate is a new addition to The Block Museum’s collection, […]
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Artist: Vik Muniz (Brazilian, born 1961)Title: Bacchus Astride a Barrel, after Rubens, from the series Pictures of JunkDate: 2006Medium: Dye coupler print (chromogenic print)Dimensions: 50 x 40 inchesCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Linda Gotskind, 2023.23.3. Image © 2006 Vik Muniz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights […]
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